First off, trying to frame the husband and father as a suspect with zero actual evidence backing it up felt super irresponsible and gross. For a show that tries to position itself as an advocate for families, pushing wild, gossipy theories onto a grieving spouse just to create drama is a terrible look.

On top of that, the constant "Crime Junkie Exclusive" ego trips are getting unbearable. Ashley loves acting like they are out here cracking cases that actual detectives and local police somehow missed. It comes off less like trying to help and way more like fishing for a gold star to boost her own brand.

The final straw for me was when they started leaning into this bizarre conspiracy theory about disappearing scientists and actually implied she didn't want to say too much because she "didn't know who was watching" or didn't want a target on her back. Acting like shadowy global entities are tracking a podcast feed is just comically vain and turns a real tragedy into a Hollywood spy thriller starring herself.

I genuinely appreciate Ashley and Brit’s passion for advocating for victims, and obviously every case deserves to be heard. But lately, the episodes have felt rushed to me, and I’m not getting that same level of investment in the storytelling that I used to.

The older episodes had me completely hooked, researching the cases afterward and wanting to know everything. Lately, I find myself finishing episodes without that same feeling.

Am I the only one noticing this? Thoughts? Ik The Deck ended….I’m genuinely curious if their workload has changed bc of another project …?

Hey crime fans- which pruppet of the month segment do you think was the best this year?

I have to say the most recent one was the best we’ve had in a long time.